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Family Living In A
10x14 Stable
MR. M. J. GODFREY, Burwood,
wrote denying that he had given his
tenant, Mr. J. Colla, an Italian, permis
sion to convert his 10 x 14ft. stable into
living quarters for an aboriginal family
consisting of ' husband, wife ' and two
daughters and another boy. “Where
they all sleep is a mystery to me,” he
said. When told of complaints, lie add
ed, Colbv said he would keep the aborig
inals, even if he had to put thorn in
tents. ’ They were all the labor he could
get for the picking.
“Look/s like a case for Inspector Rob
ertson against the occupier,” put’ in Cr.
Robinson. “I’ve had complaints—not
against the people themselves who ap
pear to' be quite all light—but against
the conditions under which they are liv
ing-
•L’he living conditions were awful when
I visited tliere*itliree weeks ago,” stated
the Inspectoi;. “Whether anything has
been done since I don’t know.”
Crs. Robinson and Gardiner moved
that the Health Inspector take whatever
action considered necessary against the
tenant. 4
All I Get Is Vague Promises
“I once again. want to point out the
impassable stjito of Fielder’s Rd.,” wrote
Janies Harris, of Cockatoo. “There has
been nothing done to this road for years,
and for nearly two years I have been
bringing tjhe matter under the notice
of shire employees and councillors, but
all I get is vague promises. The road is
not safe. I have broken part of my
truck getting into the holes on it, and
believe me it’s up to you gentlemen to
do something without begging the ques
tion any further.”—Grader is now in the
district and road will be attended to iu
the near future. '
Beaconsfield Upper Bus
Service
THE TRANSPORT Regulation Board
asked council’s opinion oh H. B. Fal
coner’s proposal to delete the 10.55 a.m.
bus from Upper Beaconsfield on Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, because
of the small number of passengers.—The
-letter was dealt ( with in committee and
later Cr. Richardson moved that a. reply
be sent that' council recommended that
the Board send up two inspectors to
confer with councillors and Mr. Fal
coner on the whole question, particularly
with a view to obtaining an improved
service.
“Life A Nightmare!”
D. W. HILDER, Pakenham, complain
ed about the practice of log truck-owners
parking their trucks' in, John St., right
under his bedroom window at all hours
of the day and night. “Apart from the
menace of an accident,” he stated, “we
get no sleep when one truck in particular
‘races’ its engine, either early in the
morning or late at night. On Sunday
the driver, was working on his "truck all
the afternoon and that meant we had
no rest, nor the baby either. ... We’d,
greatly appreciate it if you’d do some
thing for us, .as the driver says he will
do -what he likes and the-way things are
life is more or less a nightmare for us.”
—Referred to;Vthe local police and
Ranger r Cooper/-
“Alert”
THE P.M.G.’s Department wrote that
it was alert to the danger of permitting
cut scrub and saplings in any position
such as might constitute a danger.—
“They’re not very alert in the Berwick
Riding. They cut miles of it there,”
remarked Cr. Robinson.
FRAWLEY’S ROAD UNSAFE
J. MARSH AND SIX other rate
payers drew attention to the con
dition of Frawley’s Rd. and avenue,
Tlallam, which they claimed was unsafe
for vehicular traffic.—“lt’s in, a pretty
bad state, and will need some metal,’’
stated Cr, Robinson in moving that the
grader be put over . the road.
“SHOCKING STREET”
MRS. FRAWLEY complained that
the street in front of the Garfield Hotel
was in a shocking state. —All councillors
agreed with ’ the description, and Crs.
Kinseua and Fallon moved that repairs
bo carried out as soon as possible, the
owners also be asked if they would agree
to sharing the cost of having path con
creted.
POLLUTION OF CARDINIA CREEK
“A Beaconsfield resident has complain
ed about the pollution of the Cardinia
Creek by drainage from the Foundling
Home,” reported Health Inspector Ro
bertson. “T have advised him to report
this to the Public Health Commission."
Crs. WJiiteside and Richardson moved
that the Foundling Home be advised
that the Health Inspector had put in
an adverse report regarding drainage
from the Home into Cardinia Creek.
T. HOWARD-SMITH, Upper Beacons
field, asked that something be done to
two. sections of the road leading to
Split Rock near Captain Griffin’s or
chard.—Dayman to give attention.
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